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وشى

Form 1  ·  6 entries  ·  Qur'ānic frequency 1

Form 1وَشَى2 senses · 1 main
maṣdarوَشْىٌ

Core sense — he variegated a garment, he embellished itgenerated

1.1

He variegated, or figured, a piece of cloth or a garment, and embellished it.

1.1.1he calumniated, or misrepresented, him to the Sultán—وَشَى بِهِ إِلَى السُّلْطَانِ

Also عِنْدَ السُّلْطَانِ.

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, inf. n. وَشْىٌ , He variegated, or figured, a piece of cloth, or a garment; (Mgh, Msb, * K;) and embellished it. (K.) وَشَى بِهِ إِلَى السُّلْطَانِ , (S, K,) or عِنْدَ السُّلْطَانِ , (Msb,) He calumniated, or misrepresented, him to the Sultán. (S, Msb, K.)

Derived nouns 5

Nounشِيَةٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a colour differing from the main colour; a distinguishing markgenerated

1

Any colour differing from the main colour of a horse and the like; a colour differing from the rest, or from the one that generally runs through a thing.

1.1it is of one colour throughout, with no other colour in it—لَا شِيَةَ فِيهِ
1.2[also] a mark, sign, symptom, or token by which a thing is known—شِيَةٌ

Synonymous with عَلَامَةٌ and مَخِيلَةٌ, which see.

Qur’ānic occurrences شِيَة
2:71
قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ لَّا ذَلُولٌ تُثِيرُ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَلَا تَسْقِى ٱلْحَرْثَ مُسَلَّمَةٌ لَّا شِيَةَ فِيهَا ۚ قَالُوا۟ ٱلْـَٔـٰنَ جِئْتَ بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ فَذَبَحُوهَا وَمَا كَادُوا۟ يَفْعَلُونَ

He said: "He says: A heifer not trained to till the soil or water the fields; sound and without blemish." They said: "Now hast thou brought the truth." Then they offered her in sacrifice, but not with good-will.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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Any colour differing from the main colour of a horse, &c.; a colour differing from the rest, (S,) or from that which generally pervades a thing. لَا شِيَةَ فِيهِ It is of one generally pervading colour, in which is no other colour. شِيَةٌ [also] A mark, sign, symptom, or token, by which a thing is known; syn. عَلَامَةٌ ; (Msb;) and مَخِيلَةٌ , which see.
Nounوَشْىٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — variegated, figured cloth; the figured work of a garmentgenerated

1

Originally a maṣdar: a kind of variegated, or figured, cloth or garment.

1.1the variegation, or figured work, of a garment; making it party-coloured—وَشْىٌ
1.2sometimes, a natural diversity of colours—وَشى

See رُمْلَةٌ.

1.3

وَشْىٌ of a sword: see فِرِنْدٌ.

Show Lane's original text
, originally an inf. n., A kind of variegated, or figured, cloth, or garment. (Mgh, Msb. *) وَشْىٌ The variegation, figured work, or figuring, of a garment; making it partycoloured. وَشى sometimes signifies A natural diversity of colours: see رُمْلَةٌ . وَشْىٌ of a sword: see فِرِنْدٌ .
Nounشِيَوِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — relating to variegated, or figured, clothgenerated

1

See the word that follows.

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: see what next follows.
Nounوَشَوِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — relating to variegated, or figured, clothgenerated

1

Relative noun of شِيَةٌ, the radical و being restored; and so is شِيَوِىٌّ, like عِدَوِىٌّ [of عِدَةٌ], as given in the article on وعد.

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rel. n. of شِيَةٌ , the rad. و being restored; (S in the present art.;) and so شِيَوِىٌّ , like عِدَوِىٌّ [of عِدَةٌ ]. (S in art. وعد .)
Nounقَوْلٌ مَوْشِىٌّ بِهِ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a saying misrepresentedgenerated

1

[A saying misrepresented], explained in the article on قت under قَوْلٌ مَقْتُوتٌ.

1.1a musical reed-pipe—مَوْشِىٌّ

Used by Aboo-Dhu-eyb in this sense; given in the article on نوب.

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[A saying misrepresented]. (TA in art. قت , in an explanation of قَوْلٌ مَقْتُوتٌ .) مَوْشِىٌّ is used by Aboo-Dhu-eyb to signify A musical reed-pipe. (TA, art. نوب .)